Futureproof IBM i with IBM i/AS400 Solutions & Services

 What do you think about your IBM i?

Do you think you are utilizing its full potential?

Do you think you need skilled IBM i resources to keep going?

Do you think you need to modernize it to stay relevant & drive maximum value?

If your IBM i is powering your most critical operations - why treat it like a problem?

One thing is for sure - IBM i isn’t dead, it’s just underutilized.

You don’t need to replace your IBM i.

You just need to rethink it.

And future-ready CIOs aren’t replacing it. They’re futureproofing it.

Futureproofing isn’t a buzzword.

It’s a strategic commitment to helping you get more from what you already trust.

Whether you’re looking to -

• Enhance reporting, compliance, and support
• Eliminate dependency on green screens
• Modernize with minimal disruption

…this is your moment to think bigger—and act smarter.

Let’s talk about what sustainable modernization looks like for you.  No pressure. No pitch. Just a conversation worth having.

Let’s first understand where IBM i users go wrong.

Modern Needs, Legacy Constraints - Where Most IBM i Users Get Stuck?

The IBM i/AS400 platform has been the technological backbone for industries like Finance, Manufacturing, Logistics, Retail, and Healthcare for running mission-critical operations.

Then, why so much facade about IBM i/AS400’s modern-day relevance?

Your business needs evolved around it, but the IBM i stack remained the same.

And, with the lack of evolution, you are likely facing one more of these struggles -

Green screen fatigue - Your users are navigating terminal-based interfaces in a world of dynamic, web-driven tools.

The great skill drain – IBM i/AS400 developers, RPG, COBOL, and DB2 experts are retiring faster than replacements can be found.

Manual workflows - Repetitive data entries, disconnected systems, and Excel-dependent processes are slowing you down.

Security exposure - With increasing compliance requirements, traditional setups without exit point controls or audit-ready logs create real risk, in the absence of prominent AS400 security solutions.

Data silos - Your IBM i holds rich data—yet without proper integration, that value is locked away from your analytics stack.

Lack of AS400 support – With IBM i/AS400 programmers retiring fast, lack of AS400 support and solutions makes hiring new programmers & getting them up to speed hard.

The problem isn’t IBM i itself—it’s everything revolving around it.

A reliable IBM i/AS400 solutions & services provider can be of great help. To understand “How”, read ahead.

What’s Holding IBM i Users Back? (And Why It’s Not the Platform)

Most IBM i challenges don’t come from the core OS - but from aging interfaces, limited support, or disconnected systems.

Sound familiar?

• You’re juggling green screens, but your competitors moved to web interfaces
• You’ve lost your last RPG developer, and the replacements are hard to find
• Compliance and security demands are growing—but your audit trail isn’t
• Reporting is delayed because data’s locked in outdated workflows

The problem isn’t IBM i.

It’s the lack of a plan to evolve with it.

Next, let’s look at three approaches to futureproofing your IBM i.

Futureproofing IBM i – The New Gold Standard

Rip-and-replace transformations used to be the default answer.

But they come with risk, disruption, and massive costs.

That’s why we built a smarter model—one that treats your IBM i as an asset, not a liability – Futureproofing IBM i.

Thinking, “Why should you entrust this model?”

Because, in the modern IT landscape you don’t need to choose between legacy and innovation.

The winning strategy is both.

Futureproofing your IBM i brings you the best of both worlds – preserving the legacy built over years with the leverage to innovate & grow.

If you want to replace IBM i – we’ll help you migrate to a modern tech stack.

If you want to keep IBM i as is – we’ll help you with expertise & resources.

If you want to modernize IBM i – we’ll help you futureproof it.

Thinking, “How?”

Let us show you how we help you succeed; with whichever route you choose to go!

1. Revolutionary – Replace IBM i

As the name suggests, it’s a revolutionary approach where you migrate your existing IBM i workloads to a modern infrastructure. You move away from IBM i and choose a modern-day technology stack to stay relevant with changing business needs.

Precisely, it’s “rip & replace”

Start afresh.

Replace green screens with modern UI.

Disregard existing processes & build from scratch.

It involves cost.

It involves extensive user training.

It involves testing, iterating, and restructuring processes.

As an IBM i/AS400 services partner, we have your back with due diligence.

We help you -

• Customize UI/UX layering
• Enable APIs and middleware deployment
• Build workflow automations & role-based dashboards
• Go Cloud-native with integration without rewriting your core logic
• Translate legacy RPG code using modern-day programming languages

If you take this route - right from IBM i/AS400 programmers & resources to reliable AS400 support & solutions – we’ve you covered.

You gain -

• Access to latest technology
• Ease to find skilled resources

You are prone to -

• Training existing staff on new technology – work culture shift
• Exhaustive technological investments, energy, and time
• Potential data losses in complete migration
• Customizations done over years are lost
• New vendor management & training
• Hardware & software updates
• Process/workflow updates
• Downtime post-migration

We are less likely to encourage this approach.

Again, not because we are IBM Silver Business Partner.

We truly believe that -

Your IBM i has a lot more potential left in it.

You’ve spent years, rather decades building IBM i workflows.

You’ve invested not just cost but blood & sweat – your tech deserves retention.

Still, if you feel like moving away – we help you cross the bridge, with less friction, and lower operational disruption, through our tailored IBM i/AS400 solutions & services.

2. Conventional – Live with Your IBM i

With the conventional approach, nothing changes as you choose not to change.

“Keep as is” or “Live with your IBM i" leans more toward sticking to legacy infrastructure and core processes – while maintaining & keeping your IBM i environment in top shape.

Challenges?

The green screens stay.

The reporting & data analytics suffers.

The disconnect between IT ecosystems prolongs.

The IBM i skill gap & hunt to hire IBM i/AS400 developers continues.

Thinking, “How IBM i/AS400 services partner helps?”

As a reliable IBM i/AS400 support & solutions provider, we offer IBM i expertise and resources to support and maintain your IBM i environment.

We help you -

• Train new hires on green screen interfaces & get them up to speed
• Avail specialized IBM i/AS400 developers to fill the skill gap
• Integrate your IBM i workflows with modern solutions
• Sustain your reporting & analytics requirements
• Patch fix & keep your IBM i workflows relevant
• Avail tactical AS400 support on all levels

You gain -

• Protection for the risk of data loss as no migration is involved
• Comfort for existing resources

You still must battle -

• Miss outs on technological advancements
• Steep learning curves of new hires
• Recurring downtimes
• Scalability issues

We aren’t against this approach – but we realize your IBM i holds more potential.

We provide all that you need – expertise, resources, support to keep your IBM i environment running. But, we all know – it's recurring until fixed permanently.

3. Sustainable – Futureproof Your IBM i without Disruption

Futureproofing IBM i isn’t a buzzword, it’s a promise of sustainability.

A promise to protect the business processes you’ve built over the years, while embracing modern-day innovation to stay relevant.

Thinking, “Why this works?”

Your core business processes remain intact.

Your IBM i infrastructure doesn’t undergo an overhaul.

Your mission-critical applications and operations aren’t affected.

Thinking, “How it works?”

You get to keep what works and replace what doesn’t.

You get to move away from green screens and embrace modern UI.

You get to integrate your IBM i with modern solutions & improvise reporting.

And, all of this without disrupting your operations – through phased deployment

Thinking, “How does an IBM i/AS400 solutions & services providers help?”

We help you -

• Automate batch jobs
• Integrate IBM i web services
• Upgrade greens screens to GUI
• Migrate data to cloud/hybrid environments
• Enhance data reporting with tools like Power BI

You gain -

• Cleaner code
• Customized dashboards
• Advanced analytics & reporting
• Modern UI & no more ‘green screens’
• On-prem/hybrid to cloud data migration options
• APIs for integrating existing IBM i with latest technologies
• 24*7 IT Infrastructure, consulting, development, management, administration & helpdesk support with response & resolution

You may have concerns while -

• Accessing future technologies as we aren’t replacing the codebase
• Scaling the workloads seamlessly as we aren’t going cloud-native

We highly encourage the sustainable approach to IBM i modernization – because it ensures you retain years of trust, technology, and investments.

The goal? Build a better IBM i without breaking the one you have.

Why Choose Integrative Systems to Futureproof IBM i?

We’re not just another IBM i/AS400 solutions & services vendor. We’re the team that evolves with your business.

Whether you’re looking to stabilize, modernize, or extend your AS400 setup, we understand that the opportunity isn’t in replacing it—it’s in reimagining how it fits into your future-ready enterprise.

When you partner with Integrative Systems, you get -

• Access to certified IBM i/AS400 developers—onshore, offshore, or hybrid
• Experts in AS400 ERP modernization, security hardening, and workflow automation
• A long-term partner that brings consulting, implementation, and support under one roof
• The power of sustainable modernization, done your way

We believe in protecting your legacy, strengthening your current operations, and positioning you for the future—all without chaos.